Dear colleagues: The Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) program has organized two events on Tuesday, November 6, with guest speaker Professor Alyshia Gálvez, Director of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute at Lehman College. Faculty Colloquium, 11am to 12noon, Rosenthal Library, President's Conference Room No. 2, 5th Floor: Racialized contradictions and the birthweight paradox Lecture, 3:05 to 4:20pm, Kissena Hall 307: Failing to see the danger: Conceptions of pregnancy and care practices among Mexican immigrant women in New York City Please share the announcement with interested colleagues and students, and post the attached flyers. If you have any questions, please contact Ramona Pérez, LALS Assistant Director (ramona.perez@qc.cuny.edu). Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Director, Center for Teaching & Learning http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York